Irrelevant. Have they been accepted or even peer reviewed by ANY organization of significance, even within Eastern Europe? There are numerous profound medical repercussions if what you indicate they have “found” is true. The fact that no organization of significance has hopped on it tells you the likelihood that there is much of substance there.
And it isn’t all relative.
Thus, this piece of literature, in my view, trumps anything you might be able to site regardless of the author- my opinion.
Opinion is meaningless here. It is about facts about what is known. You yourself have said that when it comes to facts, there is no opinion involved. Funny how you switch things.
As far as your last post goes, you’ve offered your opinion, nothing more nothing less.
Nope.
So again, my point was that any of us can cite anything we want to support our argument.
I don’t claim anything magical regarding non-western methodologies. What I do claim is that western sport science research, education, and etcetera is strictly limited by a political environment and economy that is far more interested in controlling diabetes, obesity, and cardiac pathologies than anything sport related. To boot, the limitations on research candidates is embarrassing in comparison to the hordes of national team athletes that were/are studied overseas.
The socialist environments of the former and current communist regimes, on the other hand, which are driven by political and economic interests rooted in athletics as a political weapon, are host to what I believe is the most significant findings in sport training.
So nothing magical fogelson. It also doesn’t matter whether we agree with one another.
Yes I am an assistant coach. You pointing that out implies that you place value on the hierarchy within the sport training industry here in the states. If we then continue with your logic then are we to believe that you do not take yourself serious regarding your own thoughts on the subject? Or do you hold a PhD in structural biology or something of that nature?
I am being specific. You are an assistant coach. You refer to people who have PhD’s as-if they are all the same, while I believe we should look at who produces significant research. I won’t hold my breath for the day Bulgaria is a prime of new biological and biomedical research.
Regarding the irony you find me quoting Marx and Engels, no offense taken.
Since I do not value the hierarchical system of job title in this industry, or any other, someone doesn’t have to be a scientist or of the same political, religious, etcetera beliefs for me to appreciate what they have to say. This is why, for example, I’m even spending the time having this exchange with you.
You referred to a “law” in a sociological text as-if it were science, which shows to me you have little education in the field since such a “law” does not hold true.
I have no idea what your name is nor if you hold any professional status of meaning; however, despite our previous arguments, I think you have some good things to say so onward we go…
I get annoyed when people bring up science and studies when it is convenient and may support their opinion and wholeheartedly dismiss it as you have done hear when it shows them to be wrong.